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NOCTUTDJE. 
defined on outer side by whitish, a faint whitish subterminal 
line excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; hind wing with 
curved white discoidal striga placed on a sinuous brown 
medial line, a dentate dark postmedial line, and whitish 
subterminal line slightly defined on inner side by brown. 
Hab. S. Nigeria, Lagos, Ebute Meta (Bong), 2 2 type. 
Exp. 50 millim. 
Mecodina nigripuncta, n. sp. 
9. Head, thorax, and abdomen red-brown ; palpi, pectus, 
legs and ventral surface of abdomen darker brown slightly 
mixed with grey, the tarsi dark brown ringed with whitish. 
Fore wing red-brown slightly irrorated with whitish ; a 
sinuous dark brown antemedial line slightly defined on inner 
side by whitish ; a black point in middle of cell and narrow 
discoidal lunule defined by dark brown ; postmedial line 
represented by a series of black- brown striae defined on outer 
side by white and at costa by yellow, strongly excurved 
beyond the cell and with small black- brown spot at discal 
fold ; some oblique yellow striae from postmedial part of 
costa ; subterminal line indistinct, diffused, brown defined 
on outer side by white scales, excurved below vein 7 and at 
middle, then incurved ; a terminal series of dark brown 
striae. Hind wing red-brown slightly irrorated with whitish ; 
a dark discoidal striga ; postmedial line represented by a 
series of dark points defined on outer side by white and with 
a more prominent spot at discal fold, excurved beyond the 
cell, then incurved ; a faint waved whitish subterminal 
line ; a terminal series of slight dark striae. Underside dark 
brown slightly irrorated with whitish and the terminal areas 
suffused with whitish ; fore wing with dark spot in middle of 
cell and elliptical discoidal spot defined by white, a curved 
white postmedial line with some white points beyond ‘.i on 
costa ; hind wing with elliptical dark discoidal spot defined 
by white and slightly waved brown postmedial line defined 
on outer side by white and excurved beyond the cell. 
Hab. Gold Coast, Kumasi (Sanders), 1 $ type. Exp 
38 millim. 
Mecodina rufipalpis, n. sp. 
$. Head and thorax brown tinged with grey ; abdomen 
brown suffused with purplish grey ; antennae black-brown ; 
frons and palpi rufous ; pectus, legs and ventral surface of 
abdomen brown tinged with grey, the tarsi black- brown 
with slight pale rings. Fore wing red-brown suffused with 
grey ; an indistinct double waved red-brown antemedial 
line ; reniform grey defined by red-brown, small, placed on a 
double waved red-brown medial line, the outer line faint ; 
postmedial line red-brown, excurved below costa, incurved 
at discal fold, then dentate and rather excurved at middle ; 
